Holding-pattern

D300S 150-500 mm at 500 mm f/8.0 1/1250 ISO 400
PS6 - no cloning, stamping, cutting or pasting.
Original Tiff file cropped from 34 to 5.0 M

White Storks at Avenches, Switzerland.
I had ample opportunity to photograph these magnificent long distance migrants but somehow my shots of single storks failed to impart the sense of in flight movement that I was seeking to impart. Patience was rewarded when I spotted these four rather distant stacked storks. This shot is a fairly massive crop so I’m not too bothered by technicalities
in detail, noise and chromatic aberration.

Your crits. and suggestions are most welcome.